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Lyndon Johnson: “I feel confident that Members of the House, given the opportunity, will join with Members of the Senate to afford their…”

On the recordAugust 3, 1965
I feel confident that Members of the House, given the opportunity, will join with Members of the Senate to afford their fellow-citizens the flail blessings of democracy and liberty.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the Speaker Urging Consideration of the D.C. Home Rule Bill by the House of Representatives.

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